Senior Manager - Landscape

About the role

Botanica, a subsidiary of Red Sea Global, provides sustainable greenery across its destinations, integrating new species with local flora. It is seeking a Senior Manager - Landscape to provide strategic leadership and operational oversight of landscape maintenance operations across assigned projects and destinations. The role covers operational planning, manpower and resource optimisation, budget and cost control, landscape quality, plant health, irrigation performance, HSE compliance, client satisfaction and contractor management, while leading Managers and Supervisors to achieve business objectives and service standards.

Key responsibilities

• Provide overall leadership and direction for landscape maintenance operations and develop annual maintenance plans, operational strategies, work programmes and resource requirements.
• Lead and manage Landscape Managers, Supervisors, technical teams and the field workforce, ensuring clear accountability and performance.
• Oversee softscape, horticultural, irrigation, plant health and maintenance activities to meet quality and presentation standards.
• Manage manpower planning, deployment, productivity and resource utilisation, and conduct regular operational and site performance reviews with timely closure of quality observations and corrective actions.
• Oversee irrigation performance, water efficiency, fertilisation, pest and disease control, pruning, planting and seasonal activities.
• Establish and monitor KPIs on quality, productivity, plant health, work completion, manpower use, costs and service performance.
• Manage operational budgets, forecasts, cost control and expenditure, and coordinate purchase requisitions, POs, invoices, materials, equipment and services with Procurement and Finance.
• Manage contractors, suppliers and service providers against contractual, quality, safety and operational requirements.
• Ensure availability and effective use of plants, materials, fertilisers, chemicals, machinery, vehicles and tools.
• Maintain strong coordination with clients, project teams, Nursery, Irrigation, HSE, Procurement, Finance, Logistics, Facilities and other stakeholders.
• Resolve operational issues, client observations, service deficiencies and complaints, and lead the mobilisation and readiness of new landscape projects.
• Identify improvements in service quality, productivity, sustainability, water efficiency and cost, and review operational reports and dashboards.
• Develop Managers and Supervisors through coaching, performance management and technical guidance, and support procurement and contract negotiations.